Nevada earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 35 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 35 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada on Fri, Mar 19, 1976, 12:17 AM PST (08:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 53 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-03-19 08:17:03 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.196° N, 116.577° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.049 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 18456 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.165km NE of Beatty, NV · 18455 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.353 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 18454 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.623km E of Beatty, NV · 18454 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18453 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.250km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 18440 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.826km NNE of Beatty, NV · 18421 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.058 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18406 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.958 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18461 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.160 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 18466 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.284km NNE of Beatty, NV · 18468 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.918km W of Beatty, NV · 18469 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.167km NE of Beatty, NV · 18481 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fgz. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:58 PM UTC.